South Coast Watershed Resource (WRC) at Arroyo Burro Beach opened recently and will be open to the public on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This eco-friendly building in the Santa Barbara serves as an educational learning center and as a model of green building practices. Watersheds determine the health of our creeks and beaches with approx. 80 % of ocean pollution originating from land. In a unique and symbiotic partnership, environmental educators from Art From Scrap’s Green Schools program have been teaching watershed education classes at the WRC, began managing the building in 2006, and recently received funding from The Coastal Fund at UCSB to hire two student interns. Displays, games, watershed models, a wet lab, and an extensive library of books about water issues, all offer guests insight and ideas for conservation. A photovoltaic system, use of natural lighting, and salvaged floor that was originally a gymnasium court are points of interest in this eco-friendly building. Location: 302 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA